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35 killed in attack beginning at Thailand childcare center

Credit: Reuters By The Associated Press At least 24 children and 11 adults were killed Thursday in an attack that began at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. The gunman then fled the scene, shooting from his car as he drove home, where he killed his wife and child before taking his own

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Kenya Airways slips three slots in new airline ranking

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways dropped three places in the latest global ranking of airlines, trailing its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines, which recorded a significant jump to fly within the top 30 carriers in the world. Skytrax World Airline Awards—which rates the world’s best carriers— placed KQ in position 81 in this year’s ranking,

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How Liz Truss could become the UK’s shortest serving prime minister

British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks at Britain’s Conservative Party’s annual conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 5, 2022. Photograph Hannah McKay/Reuters The Independent By Jon Stone Over the summer the Conservatives ejected Boris Johnson from power amid concerns that their party was falling behind in the polls. As the nights draw in for October, the

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Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has forced Uganda and Kenya to confront an awkward diplomatic row and reopened old scars

Credit: Reuters By Daily Nation It is all fun and games, they say, until someone loses an eye, and so what started off as playful social media posts by Ugandan military boss Muhoozi Kainerugaba have now forced Uganda and Kenya to confront an awkward diplomatic row and reopened old scars that the two nations have

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US to redeploy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in South Korean waters

File Photo – US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan By Anadolu Agency The US will redeploy its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the South Korean waters after North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile, local media reported on Wednesday. The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which left the peninsula after a joint naval drill by the US,

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Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit, say lawyers

By Reuters Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a U.S. lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court on Monday the crown prince’s appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prosecution. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate

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‘I am a huge Zionist,’ says British Prime Minister Liz Truss

By Anadolu Agency British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she is a “huge Zionist” and a “huge supporter of Israel,” a video shared online showed. The video, which was shared many times on social media platforms, shows Truss speaking at a Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) event during her party’s fall conference being held in

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Arizona police fatally shoot Somali man who allegedly threw rocks at their cars

Phoenix police fatally shot Ali Osman — Photo Credit: NBC News By Face2Face Africa The family of a Somali man, who was fatally shot by Phoenix police after he allegedly threw rocks at their cars, is calling on authorities to look into the circumstances surrounding his killing. Police in a news release said that officers

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Switzerland has ‘systemic’ racism issues, UN experts say

By Reuters Switzerland has a serious systemic problem with racism against people of African descent, according to a report presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, giving a broad range of examples from police brutality to a children’s game. The U.N.-appointed working group noted positive measures taken by Switzerland but still voiced concerns

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At least 83 dead after Hurricane Ian hit US state of Florida: Report

By Anadolu Agency At least 83 people have died in the wake of Hurricane Ian, which tore through the US state of Florida this week, according to a report Sunday. The tropical storm brought flooding and destruction to southwest Florida, mostly affecting Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach and Cape Coral. Tallied by NBC News, the

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